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Nothing Was Ever Normal

By: Don Peeler

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In the heady days of the early 1960s, the United States found itself perched on the edge of technological, sociological, and societal precipices. Advances made by its enemies with offensive ballistic-missile systems put America in catch-up mode, both on Earth and in orbit. Others were leading the race to space, and that was an affront to American safety, status, and national pride. For the men and women employed as top-secret research workers at the General Motors Division, secrecy was a way of life. The projects they worked on--including Project Jennifer, Big Bird, Thor, Titan missiles, Matador, Regulus, the stealth fighter, and the Fastest Gun in the West--were cloaked in the highest security possible. In their labs, the Lunar Rover, Apollo Guidance, and the complex, multinational F-16 systems were born. Don Peeler was a typical engineer in this high-stress environment, but his personal experiences were atypical. During his years at the General Motors Division, he experienced events that ran from the humorous to the heroic, and in Nothing Was Ever Normal, he shares his best memories of those days. For Don and his peers, there was no "normal" or any such thing as "standard operating procedures," because what was occurring had never been experienced before. Compared to NASA's Manned Space Program, their glory came from knowing that what they were doing was essential to the security of the United States. Now that their classification designations have lapsed, the stories of the "Band of Others" can finally be told. Don Peeler was one of thousands of bright engineers who helped America dominate space during the Cold War and beyond. He endured sleepless nights fueled by coffee and cigarettes to troubleshoot technical problems and meet launch deadlines, because every project was new and "nothing was normal" meant nothing was typical or predictable. In this book, he looks back on his storied career. Peeler's pride is palpable, whether he's describing an early missile launch at Cape Canaveral or the laborious, hands-on process of solving a new guidance system's glitch. But overall, Peeler's memoir covers decades of wide-ranging projects --Several Air Force Strategic missiles, Mercury, Apollo, several CIA programs, the F-16 aircraft and ends up with several automotive applications. The recollections Peeler fleshes out the most occur later in his career, when he has moved up to management and contract negotiation for his employer, a highly regarded division of General Motors. (The astronauts, as depicted in documentaries and film, drove Corvettes: They were gifts from GM, Peeler notes.) His stories of his greatest negotiating successes demonstrate how the author earned the nickname "Wheeler Dealer Peeler." Peeler wrote this memoir to give credit to the men who toiled behind the scenes of the dramatic rocket launches and to tell the younger generation what his peers accomplished. In that, he has succeeded. The book will likely appeal mostly to people who have worked in the industry, but it may also whet readers' appetites to read up more on the projects covered, or revisit films such as Apollo 13. The Book is available in hardcover, paperback and eBook. Review made by "BlueInk,

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149174684X

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Audio Engineering: Know It All

By: Douglas Self,Ben Duncan,Ian Sinclair,Richard Brice,John Linsley Hood,Andrew Singmin,Don Davis,Eugene Patronis,John Watkinson

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Audio Engineering: Know It All

By: Douglas Self,Ben Duncan,Ian Sinclair,Richard Brice,John Linsley Hood,Andrew Singmin,Don Davis,Eugene Patronis,John Watkinson

The Newnes Know It All Series takes the best of what our authors have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and rules of thumb. Guaranteed not to gather dust on a shelf! Audio engineers need to master a wide area of topics in order to excel. The Audio Engineering Know It All covers every angle, including digital signal processing, power supply design, microphone and loudspeaker technology as well as audio compression. - A 360-degree view from our best-selling authors - Includes such topics as fundamentals, compression, and test and measurement - The ultimate hard-working desk reference; all the essential information, techniques and tricks of the trade in one volume

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Closing the Engagement Gap

How Great Companies Unlock Employee Potential for Superior Results

By: Julie Gebauer,Don Lowman

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Closing the Engagement Gap

How Great Companies Unlock Employee Potential for Superior Results

By: Julie Gebauer,Don Lowman

Expert advice and examples show how managers can inspire high levels of commitment When people are truly engaged in their work they give more “discretionary effort” and make a huge difference to their company. They ask, “What’s in it for us?” instead of “What’s in it for me?” Yet an engaged workforce is as rare as it is valuable. A groundbreaking global study, led by Julie Gebauer and Don Lowman of Towers Perrin, shows that most people are not engaged and don’t contribute as much value as they could. Not because they’re inherently lazy or apathetic, but because their companies and managers don’t know how to draw out the best from them. For instance, while pay and benefits are critical in attracting talent to a company, they have little effect on engagement. Instead, there are five proven ways to engage employees, including: Grow them by helping them develop skills and Knowledge Involve them by asking for input and delegating Authority Reward them with recognition and advancement Opportunities Using real world examples, the authors show that consistently better engagement really is possible and can deliver a huge impact to the bottom line.

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1440659176

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Also for Glory

By: Don Ernsberger

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Also for Glory

By: Don Ernsberger

A High School and College instructor for thirty years in history and philosophy, Don Ernsberger worked on Capitol Hill for seven years as a Deputy Chief of Staff. In Washington DC he had excellent access to National Archive and the Library of Congress resources. This book is a result of three years of research.

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Drawing Physics

2,600 Years of Discovery From Thales to Higgs

By: Don S. Lemons

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Drawing Physics

2,600 Years of Discovery From Thales to Higgs

By: Don S. Lemons

Drawings and short essays offer engaging and accessible explanations of key ideas in physics, from triangulation to relativity and beyond. Humans have been trying to understand the physical universe since antiquity. Aristotle had one vision (the realm of the celestial spheres is perfect), and Einstein another (all motion is relativistic). More often than not, these different understandings begin with a simple drawing, a pre-mathematical picture of reality. Such drawings are a humble but effective tool of the physicist's craft, part of the tradition of thinking, teaching, and learning passed down through the centuries. This book uses drawings to help explain fifty-one key ideas of physics accessibly and engagingly. Don Lemons, a professor of physics and author of several physics books, pairs short, elegantly written essays with simple drawings that together convey important concepts from the history of physical science. Lemons proceeds chronologically, beginning with Thales' discovery of triangulation, the Pythagorean monocord, and Archimedes' explanation of balance. He continues through Leonardo's description of “earthshine” (the ghostly glow between the horns of a crescent moon), Kepler's laws of planetary motion, and Newton's cradle (suspended steel balls demonstrating by their collisions that for every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction). Reaching the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Lemons explains the photoelectric effect, the hydrogen atom, general relativity, the global greenhouse effect, Higgs boson, and more. The essays place the science of the drawings in historical context—describing, for example, Galileo's conflict with the Roman Catholic Church over his teaching that the sun is the center of the universe, the link between the discovery of electrical phenomena and the romanticism of William Wordsworth, and the shadow cast by the Great War over Einstein's discovery of relativity. Readers of Drawing Physics with little background in mathematics or physics will say, “Now I see, and now I understand.”

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MIT Press

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The Friday Pilots

By: Don Shepperd

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The Friday Pilots

By: Don Shepperd

This is a book of first-person stories written by old pilots, those who flew the old airplanes in the old air force. These are personal stories of growing up in a different America, their lives before political correctness, back when airplanes were dangerous but flying was fun. The group calls themselves the Friday Pilots. They gather at McMahon's Prime Steakhouse in Tucson, Arizona, every Friday for lunch. There are those who finished careers as generals and colonels and majors and captains and even first lieutenants. They laugh. They exchange stories, some true. They have become legends in their own minds. There are fighter pilots, bomber pilots, airline pilots, corporate pilots, and astronauts. They have run large companies and been on boards. They have been rich and they have been poor. They have landed gear up and gear down. They have ridden huge rockets into space. They have crashed and burned. They have been to war. They have been blown from the skies, have run through jungles, and have parachuted into oceans. They have been captured and imprisoned as POWs and horribly tortured. There are heroes at the table, but none will admit it. They will tell you they have flown with those who were. It seems everyone talks about writing a book. The Friday Pilots have done something few do: they have written their stories for their families and friends. Strap in, hold on, and enjoy the ride!

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Also for Glory Muster

The Story of the Pettigrew Trimble Charge at Gettysburg

By: Don Ernsberger

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The Story of the Pettigrew Trimble Charge at Gettysburg

By: Don Ernsberger

July the third 1863 it seems, will forever be associated with an event known by almost everyone as "Pickett's Charge" . . . the day more than 12,000 officers and men in Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia charged forward at the Union defenses at Gettysburg. Almost since that day onward, the label given to that assault has focused on the commander of less than half of the troops who made the attack-Major General George Pickett. Pickett whose Division constituted only three of the nine brigades in the afternoon assault has become the namesake of the entire effort. Now, the story is told of the men from North Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama who made that charge.

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1436374383

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On Wisconsin!

A Celebration of Football, Basketball, and Other Badger Sports

By: Don Kopriva,Jim Mott

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On Wisconsin!

A Celebration of Football, Basketball, and Other Badger Sports

By: Don Kopriva,Jim Mott

Highlights the histories, backgrounds and greatest moments of the college sports careers of players and coaches in football, basketball and hockey from the Big Ten school the University of Wisconsin. Original.

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1613213425

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Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology

By: Dennis Chi,Andrew Berchuck,Don S. Dizon,Catheryn M. Yashar

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Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology

By: Dennis Chi,Andrew Berchuck,Don S. Dizon,Catheryn M. Yashar

Completely reorganized to be more clinically focused on diagnosis and treatment, Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology, Eighth Edition, provides the up-to-date information practitioners, researchers, and students need in an easily accessible manner. Drs. Dennis S. Chi, Dineo Khabele, Don S. Dizon, and Catheryn Yashar oversee an expert team of international, multidisciplinary authors who offer practical coverage of the entire field, including new management and treatment strategies for gynecologic cancers. Each disease site now has a dedicated section with individual chapters on epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention, diagnostic imaging, radiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and more—all designed for quick clinical reference and efficient study.

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1975183282

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9781975183288

Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction

By: Don D'Ammassa

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Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction

By: Don D'Ammassa

Presents articles on the horror and fantasy genres of fiction, including authors, themes, significant works, and awards.

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1438140630

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Royal Navy Roll of Honour - World War 1, by Name

By: Don Kindell

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Royal Navy Roll of Honour - World War 1, by Name

By: Don Kindell

This is the World War I roll of honour of all Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Naval Division men and women lost, including Dominions and Empire, 1914-1918. Information taken from Admiralty death ledgers, Admiralty communiqués and other official sources.

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0578026864

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9780578026862

Fear Rally

By: Don Pendleton

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Fear Rally

By: Don Pendleton

Radical Islamic terrorists have unified throughout Egypt and the Middle East, initiating a potential biological doomsday by smuggling missile triggers out of Algiers during the Dakar Rally. Mack Bolan, driving in the world's most grueling off-road motor rally, is determined to make a grab for the stolen triggers before all hell breaks loose.

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0373642806

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Management

By: Don Hellriegel,Susan E. Jackson,John W. Slocum

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Management

By: Don Hellriegel,Susan E. Jackson,John W. Slocum

This text maintains its coverage of management theories and concepts while delivering current thinking in management practices and ideas in the late 1990s. Through its core competency paradigm, students evaluate their own experiences with business management. This development framework focuses on ways for students to develop six managerial competencies they will need to become effective managers: communication; planning and administration; strategic action; self-management; global awareness; and teamwork.

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Cengage Learning

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0538876727

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Shawnee Heritage XI U-Z

By: Don Greene

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Shawnee Heritage XI U-Z

By: Don Greene

The 11th book in the Shawnee Heritage series. This book contains Shawnee surnames beginning with U through Z living in the 1700's through 1750.

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1312955023

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Vertebrate Ecophysiology

An Introduction to Its Principles and Applications

By: Don Bradshaw

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Vertebrate Ecophysiology

An Introduction to Its Principles and Applications

By: Don Bradshaw

Ecophysiology attempts to clarify the role and importance of physiological processes, such as digestion and respiration, in the ecological relations of species in their natural habitats. The basic principles and methods that are central to any ecophysiological study are outlined and discussed, including animal capture, blood collection, and the measurement of plasma components and hormone levels. Attention is paid to animal welfare and ethical considerations, and the question of stress and how to identify its presence in animals in their natural environment is approached through a series of case studies. Examples are given from a wide range of vertebrates living in deserts, cold climates and oceans, and recent findings on the physiological adaptations of Antarctic birds and mammals are a highlight of the book. This textbook will provide an introduction to the study of ecophysiology for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students, as well as researchers in ecology, biodiversity and conservation.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521521092

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Children’s Rights and the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility

A Global Perspective

By: Don Cipriani

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Children’s Rights and the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility

A Global Perspective

By: Don Cipriani

Children of almost any age can break the law, but at what age should children first face the possibility of criminal responsibility for their alleged crimes? This work is the first global analysis of national minimum ages of criminal responsibility (MACRs), the international legal obligations that surround them, and the principal considerations for establishing and implementing respective age limits. Taking an international children's rights approach, with a rich theoretical framework and the vitality of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, this work maintains a critical perspective, such as in challenging the assumptions of many children's rights scholars and advocates. Compiling the age limits and statutory sources for all countries, this book explains the broad historical origins behind most of them, identifying the recurring practical challenges that affect every country and providing the first comprehensive evidence that a general principle of international law requires all nations, regardless of their treaty ratifications, to establish respective minimum age limits.

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Routledge

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1317167597

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A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964

By: Don Presnell,Marty McGee

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A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964

By: Don Presnell,Marty McGee

Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone is recognized as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Always intelligent and thought-provoking, the show used the conventions of several genres to explore such universal qualities as violence, fear, prejudice, love, death, and individual identity. This comprehensive reference work gives a complete history of the show, from its beginning in 1959 to its final 1964 season, with critical commentaries, incisive analyses, and the most complete listing of casts and credits ever published. Biographical profiles of writers and contributors are included, followed by detailed appendices, bibliography and index.

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McFarland

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147661038X

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Decision Making in Aviation

By: Don Harris

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Decision Making in Aviation

By: Don Harris

Decision making pervades every aspect of life: people make hundreds of decisions every day. The vast majority of these are trivial and without a right or wrong answer. In some respects there is also nothing extraordinary about pilot decision making. It is only the setting that is different - the underlying cognitive processes are just the same. However, it is the context and the consequences of a poor decision which serve to differentiate aeronautical decision making. Decisions on the flight deck are often made with incomplete information and while under time pressure. The implications for inadequate performance is much more serious than in many other professions. Poor decisions are implicated in over half of all aviation accidents. This volume contains key papers published over the last 25 years providing an overview of the major paradigms by which aeronautical decision making has been investigated. Furthermore, decision making does not occur in isolation. It is a joint function of the flight tasks; knowledge; equipment on the flight deck and other stressors. In this volume of collected papers, works from leading authors in the field consider all these aspects of aeronautical decision making.

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Routledge

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135157003X

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As I Recall

By: Don Ewing

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As I Recall

By: Don Ewing

As I Recall is the memoirs of Don Ewing of Guelph, Canada, an active supporter of the social democratic movement for more than 65 years. He has been an important contributor to Canadian life and to Canadian social history. His passion for inclusivity and social justice led him to buck society's pressures to be a conscientious objector in the Second World War, doing fire fighting and teaching high school in a Japanese internment camp in Lemon Creek. The book contains many photographs and personal reminiscences on the life and growth of the social democratic process in Canada, his music teaching, and his life in the United Church

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0578012758

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Lugosi

His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers

By: Gary Don Rhodes

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Lugosi

His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers

By: Gary Don Rhodes

He was born Bela Ferenc Dezso Blasko on October 20, 1882, in Hungary. He joined Budapest's National Theater in 1913 and later appeared in several Hungarian films under the pseudonym Arisztid Olt. After World War I, he helped the Communist regime nationalize Hungary's film industry, but barely escaped arrest when the government was deposed, fleeing to the United States in 1920. As he became a star in American horror films in the 1930s and 1940s, publicists and fan magazines crafted outlandish stories to create a new history for Lugosi. The cinema's Dracula was transformed into one of Hollywood's most mysterious actors. This exhaustive account of Lugosi's work in film, radio, theater, vaudeville and television provides an extensive biographical look at the actor. The enormous merchandising industry built around him is also examined.

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0786427655

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Music, Dance and Franco-Italian Cultural Exchange, C.1700

Michel Pignolet de Montéclair and the Prince de Vaudémont

By: Don Fader

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Music, Dance and Franco-Italian Cultural Exchange, C.1700

Michel Pignolet de Montéclair and the Prince de Vaudémont

By: Don Fader

This study stems from discoveries in a trove of documents belonging to Charles-Henri de Lorraine, prince de Vaudâemont, who served as governor of Milan under the Spanish crown from 1698 to 1706. These documents, together with a mass of other sources - letters, diaries, treatises, libretti, scores - offer a vivid new picture of musical life in Paris and Milan as well as exchanges between France and Italy. The book is both a patronage study and an examination of the contributions by - and the difficulties facing - musicians and dancers who worked across national and cultural boundaries. Music, Dance, and Franco-Italian Cultural Exchange, c.1700 follows the careers of the prince and the French violinist and composer Michel Pignolet de Montâeclair. In the context of a renewed fascination with Italian music in the 1690s, Montâeclair made a name for himself in Paris as a pedagogue and composer who understood both national styles and blended them in a way that was successful on French terms. Vaudâemont hired Montâeclair to direct a French violin band and to compose dance music for a series of new operas that observers declared "the best in Italy" but are virtually unknown today. These productions involved collaborations among a mixed company of French and Italian musicians, dancers, composers, and librettists modeled on the practice of Turinese court operas. The book is an account of the contributions of these figures to the cultural life of Paris, Milan, and other northern Italian states, and to the creative mixing of musical styles, operatic conventions, and dance technique in France and Italy through the 1720s and beyond.

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1783276282

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Look Wot I Dun: Don Powell of Slade

By: Don Powell,Lise Lyng Falkenberg

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Look Wot I Dun: Don Powell of Slade

By: Don Powell,Lise Lyng Falkenberg

Look What I Dun is the story of Slade told through the eyes of drummer Don Powell whose life was shattered when, in 1973 at the height of the group s fame, he was involved in a horrific car crash. Unflinching in his honesty, Powell deals frankly with the aftermath of the accident that took the life of his girlfriend and left him with injuries that affect him to this day. Leaders of the glam rock movement, Slade were the UK s biggest singles band in the years 1971-74. Their many hits have become rock n roll standards, not least Merry Christmas Everybody , arguably Britain s all-time favourite Christmas song. For Don Powell, though, success came at a price. Lucky to survive, the aftermath of his accident included alcoholism, financial woes and a life of reckless promiscuity. Now sober and settled in Denmark with an adopted family of his own, Don Powell s story as told to Lise Lyng Falkenberg is a no-nonsense journey to the heights and depths of the rock world.

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1783230002

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Italian Without Words

By: Don Cangelosi,Joseph Delli Carpini

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Italian Without Words

By: Don Cangelosi,Joseph Delli Carpini

You don't need words to speak Italian. All you really need is this unique "phrase book" of the most common Italian expressions, complete with authentic Italian gestures and body language. There's no faster or funnier way to learn how to communicate in Italy, Italian restaurants, with your grandparents or your friends. You don't need words to speak Italian. You don't have to study Italian or travel to Italy to communicate like a true paesano. All you really need is this unique "phrase book" of the most common Italian expressions, complete with authentic Italian gestures and body language. It's the fastest and funniest way to learn Italian ever published. Now, even if you don't know a single word of Italian, you can learn the most common greetings and expressions, dinner-table comments, hot vows of love, bargaining tricks, insults, threats and curses. This book shows you how. There's no faster or funnier way to learn how to communicate in Italy, Italian restaurants, with your grandparents or your friends.

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Running Press Adult

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1451652453

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9781451652451

Shawnee Heritage IV

By: Don Greene

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Shawnee Heritage IV

By: Don Greene

The fourth in the collection of Shawnee Heritage Books by Author Don Greene. This book contains the Surnames M-Z of the Pre-1700's. Includes information of the epidemics and villages of the time.

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1312662700

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Enterprise Rules

The Foundations of High Achievement - and How to Build on Them

By: Don Young

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Enterprise Rules

The Foundations of High Achievement - and How to Build on Them

By: Don Young

The messages of Enterprise Rules are hugely important. Organisations that manage to provide meaning to employees, satisfaction to customers and a net contribution to society can expect to prosper in the long term. This has been known for a long time, ever since the great Quaker entrepreneurs of the 19th century; but the focus of much contemporary enterprise has become distorted by an over-emphasis on short-term financial gains and reward without performance. The result is that many value-creating enterprises are undermined, customers are short-changed, people are exploited and the community impoverished. Many managers seem to have forgotten that they are mainly dependent on the skills and motivation of their staff and commitment of customers for their success. Don Young draws both on the best research on what builds high performance and also on a lifetime of his and colleagues' hard and sometimes comical experience of success and failure. In a very readable way, he has blended experience with a rich understanding of the economic, financial, organisational, psychological contributions to building high achievement. This is topped by a profound examination of the positive and negative aspects of organisational politics and drawn together in practical guidance of how to plan and implement sustainable performance improvement.

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Profile Books

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1847659624

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9781847659620

Nature Writing

By: Don Scheese

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Nature Writing

By: Don Scheese

In this comprehensive study of the genre, Don Scheese traces its evolution from the pastoralism evident in the natural history observations of Aristotle and the poetry of Virgil to current American writers. He documents the emergence of the modern form of nature writing as a reaction to industrialization. Scheese's personal observations of natural settings sharpen the reader's understanding of the dynamics between author and locale. His study is further informed by ample use of illustrations and close readings core writers such as Thoreau, John Muir, and Mary Austin showing how each writer's work exemplifies the pastoral tradition and celebrate a spirit of place in the United States.

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1134980914

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9781134980918

Their Deeds of Valor

By: Don Lasseter

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Their Deeds of Valor

By: Don Lasseter

Fly combat missions with the 8th air force in WWII! Feel the horror of being shot to pieces in mid-air, baling out or crash landing, then facing possible execution or imprisonment! Meet the french Samaritans, including many young women, who risked everything to hide, lodge, feed, and transport allied Airmen. Experience the constant danger of crisscrossing enemy occupied territory while trying to evade capture. Learn for the first time about a "Top Secret" effort called "Project Patriotism" to compensate European civilians for rescuing stranded airmen!These are the adventures of real heroes who Saved freedom for the world.

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1401073492

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Introduction to Ancient Philosophy

By: Don E. Marietta Jr.

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Introduction to Ancient Philosophy

By: Don E. Marietta Jr.

This survey of the history of Western philosophy, from Thales to Augustine, introduces the central tenets of each philosopher or school within the cultural and historical aspect of the particular time. Topics covered include metaphysics, ethics and politics, and Epicureanism.

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Routledge

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1315502682

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Those Red Tag Bastards

Their Dreams, Their Lives, Their Memories

By: Editor Don Shepperd

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Those Red Tag Bastards

Their Dreams, Their Lives, Their Memories

By: Editor Don Shepperd

A collection of stories written by the members of the Class of 1962, the fourth class to graduate from the United States Air Force Academy - the original Red Tag Bastards - on the occasion of their 50th class reunion.

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1477240748

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Bill Hobby

A Life in Journalism and Public Service

By: Don Carleton,Erin L. Purdy

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Bill Hobby

A Life in Journalism and Public Service

By: Don Carleton,Erin L. Purdy

A comprehensive biography of a legendary lieutenant governor. During his five terms as lieutenant governor of Texas, Bill Hobby became one of the most powerful political figures in the state’s history. He was first elected lieutenant governor of Texas in 1972 and served until 1990. Thanks to his brilliance as a political tactician and his personal integrity, Hobby was able to set the Senate’s agenda and garner respect from legislators on both sides of the aisle. In Bill Hobby: A Life in Journalism and Public Service, Don Carleton and Erin Purdy document Hobby’s significant contributions to Texas as a journalist, politician, and philanthropist. Born into a prominent Texas family with a rich legacy of public service, he was the son of Houston newspaper publisher and former Texas governor William P. Hobby Sr., and Oveta Culp Hobby, who led the Women’s Army Corps during World War II and served in Eisenhower’s cabinet. After more than a decade as a journalist for the Houston Post, Hobby forged his own political path while also playing a prominent role in his family’s newspaper and television business. Hobby was never shy about using his power to serve the people of Texas. Even after he left office, he continued to make a difference as a strong advocate for public education, including a term as chancellor of the University of Houston.

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1953480136

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Entertainment Awards

A Music, Cinema, Theatre and Broadcasting Guide, 1928 through 2003, 3d ed.

By: Don Franks

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Entertainment Awards

A Music, Cinema, Theatre and Broadcasting Guide, 1928 through 2003, 3d ed.

By: Don Franks

What show won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in 1984? Who won the Oscar as Best Director in 1929? What actor won the Best Actor Obie for his work in Futz in 1967? Who was named “Comedian of the Year” by the Country Music Association in 1967? Whose album was named “Record of the Year” by the American Music Awards in 1991? What did the National Broadway Theatre Awards name as the “Best Musical” in 2003? This thoroughly updated, revised and “highly recommended” (Library Journal) reference work lists over 15,000 winners of twenty major entertainment awards: the Oscar, Golden Globe, Grammy, Country Music Association, New York Film Critics, Pulitzer Prize for Theater, Tony, Obie, New York Drama Critic’s Circle, Prime Time Emmy, Daytime Emmy, the American Music Awards, the Drama Desk Awards, the National Broadway Theatre Awards (touring Broadway plays), the National Association of Broadcasters Awards, the American Film Institute Awards and Peabody. Production personnel and special honors are also provided.

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McFarland

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1476608067

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Don Troiani's Gettysburg

36 Masterful Paintings and Riveting History of the Civil War's Epic Battle

By: Don Troiani,Tom Huntington

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Don Troiani's Gettysburg

36 Masterful Paintings and Riveting History of the Civil War's Epic Battle

By: Don Troiani,Tom Huntington

The acclaimed Civil War artist and historian vividly evokes the Battle of Gettysburg in this collection of thirty-six paintings paired with informative text. Don Troiani is renowned for his realistic and historically accurate paintings capturing the grand struggle of America’s Civil War. In this volume, he presents thirty-six major paintings of the Gettysburg campaign. The beautifully reproduced artworks are enhanced by an introductory history of the battle by Civil War expert Tom Huntington. Each beautifully detailed and historically accurate painting is accompanied by a description of the scene and the historical figures taking part in the action.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0811768368

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9780811768368

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